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What does it mean?
The Tibetan plateau should be made free of military forces.
In plain terms
No military should be on the Tibetan plateau.
What can you take from it?
Advocate for demilitarization of sensitive regions.

Where it applies

  • policy proposals
  • diplomatic negotiations
  • peace activism

Putting it to work

  • support peace treaties
  • advocate for disarmament
  • study conflict zones

Questions to consider

  • What makes a region safe without military presence?
  • How do you define security?

Another view

Demilitarization alone may not guarantee long-term peace without political agreement.

More from Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama)

  1. The following are key elements of the proposed Zone of Ahimsa:

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  2. the manufacture, testing, and stockpiling of nuclear weapons and other armaments on the Tibetan plateau would be prohibited;

    Permalink to quote #49

  3. I would like to take this opportunity to explain the Zone of Ahimsa or peace sanctuary concept, which is the central element of the Five-Point Peace Plan. I am…

    Permalink to quote #46

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